Kathmandu, July 27: Skygazers in Nepal will be able to catch a glimpse of the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st Century on July 28. The eclipse, that starts at 12:09 am will last till 4:04 am, according to a press release issued by Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO). A lunar eclipse takes places when […]
James Lamb, who lives in Dunkeld, was in Nepal in 2015 when the earthquake struck near the city of Kathmandu in the centre of the country, killing 9,000 people and injuring nearly 22,000 more. The former teacher runs a Mount Everest tour company, Tengboche Trekking, with all profits going to charities chosen by local people. […]
Mansi Naithani Chitwan, July 26: Subhash Adhikari is one of 70 smallholder wheat farmers in the Chitwan district of Nepal benefitting from the Seed System Initiative, implemented by Cornell’s Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat (DGGW) project in 2017-18. Farmers like Adhikari who plant quality wheat seeds reap greater harvests and are assured better markets for […]
Kathmandu / July 25: Talks between Dr Govinda KC’s team and government representatives ended inconclusively today. Citing that the government team had not done its homework prior to sitting for discussion, Dr KC’s team called off the discussion until government commits to making changes to the Medical Education Bill in accordance with the list of […]
Chitwan / July 25: Brachytherapy service has resumed at the government-run BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital. The service was resumed after a gap of six years with the installation of a new equipment for the purpose. Earlier, patients requiring the service were forced to go to Kathmandu or abroad. The new equipment will be tested […]
Kathmandu / July 25: Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has directed all local levels to submit details about existing organisational chart to the centre within 15 days. The ministry aims to adjust employees at the local level in line with internal organisational structure and employees’ quotas as passed by the Council of Ministries, […]
Ilam, July 25: Tea producers in Ilam are facing difficulties in meeting the demand from international buyers Although the district is famous for tea production, it has not been able to produce sufficient tea to fulfill demand in the international market. There is a high demand for Nepali orthodox tea in the international market. Orthodox […]
Kathmandu / July 24:Talks between agitating Dr Govinda KC and the government has begun. It is taking place at the Ministry of Education. According to a source privy to the meeting, the talks are being held under the coordination of Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Subash Nembang. Earlier, Nembang had […]
Kathmandu / July 24: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang has offered his resignation through a press meet organised at Singha Durbar today. Minister Tamang offered his resignation following widespread public dissatisfaction over his recent remark where he was heard as saying, “Female students in Bangladesh pursuing MBBS degree have to […]
Kathmandu / July 24:The government, in a bid to implement e-information system, digitalization and e-governance, is preparing to make sure all the government offices in the country compulsorily operate their own twitter handle. According to Pradhumna Prasad Upadhyay, Chief at the ‘Hello Sarkar Desk’, operating twitter accounts in public offices would make information dissemination easier […]
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